Pharmacovigilance

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Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is defined as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem. WHO established its Programme for International Drug Monitoring in response to the thalidomide disaster detected in 1961. Together with the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Uppsala, WHO promotes PV at the country level. At the end of 2010, 134 countries were part of the WHO PV Programme. The aims of PV are to enhance patient care and patient safety in relation to the use of medicines; and to support public health programmes by providing reliable, balanced information for the effective assessment of the risk-benefit profile of medicines.

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Pharmacovigilance in India
  • ADR reporting Procedure
  • How to Fill ADR form
  • Causality Assessment
  • Insufficient evidence from preclinical and clinical studies
  • Dying from disease unavoidable, dying from Medicine Unacceptable
  • ADRs are expensive
  • Promotion of rational use of medicine
  • Ensuring public confidence
  • Ethical Aspects

Pharmacovigilance in India

  • 1986 – ADR Monitoring for India proposed with 12 regional centres
  • 1997 – India Joined WHO ADR monitoring programme
  • 2004-2008 – National Pharmacovigilance programme
  • 2010- Pharmacovigilance programme of India
  • Improve patient care and safety
  • Improve public health and safety
  • Early detection of unknown safety problems
  • Identification of risk factors
  • Quantifying risks
  • Assessment of benefit, harm and effectiveness
  • Encouraging safe, rational and effective use
  • Promote understanding, education and clinical training in pharmacovigilance
Sr No.NameDepartmentDepartmental DesignationCommittee DesignationMobile No.
1Dr. Ragini VermaObst&GynecDean,GMCSChairpersone9427829470
2Dr. Ganesh GovekarForensic MedicineMS,NCHSMember9909906019
3Dr.Mayur ChaudhariPharmacologyAssistant ProfessorCoordinator9879386929
4Dr.Nrupal PatelPharmacologyTutorDeputy Coordinator9825523517
5Dr.Vitan PatelMedicineAssistant ProfessorMember9825595902
6Dr.Kamlesh DavePsychiatryAssociate ProfessorMember9825280320
7Dr.Bhoomika PatelTB&ChestAssistant ProfessorMember7567662626
8Dr.Manish ChaudharySurgeryAssociate ProfessorMember9825843307
9Dr.Kedar TrivediOBGAssistant ProfessorMember909902699
10Dr.Rahul PatelENTAssociate ProfessorMember9099947181
11Dr.Kanchan MahaleRadiologyTutorMember8460301340
12Dr.Ankur PatelPaediatricAssistant ProfessorMember9879887243
13Dr.Isha PatelOphthalmologyAssistant ProfessorMember9712968136
14Dr.Gaurang ChanchparaOrthopedicsAssistant ProfessorMember8055442624
15Dr.Yogesh PatelSkin & VDAssistant ProfessorMember9226635495
16Dr.Shweta PatelAnesthesiaAssistant ProfessorMember9825972557